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to_o wear_v weapon_n and_o serve_v in_o the_o war_n xxxviii_o the_o riches_n and_o good_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o common_a as_o touch_v the_o right_a title_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o as_o certain_a anabaptist_n do_v false_o boast_v notwithstanding_o every_o man_n ought_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o possess_v liberal_o to_o give_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a according_a to_o his_o ability_n thirty-nine_o as_o we_o confess_v that_o vain_a and_o rash_a swear_n be_v forbid_v christian_a man_n by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o james_n his_o apostle_n so_o we_o judge_v that_o christian_a religion_n do_v not_o prohibit_v but_o that_o a_o man_n may_v swear_v when_o the_o magistrate_n require_v in_o a_o cause_n of_o faith_n and_o charity_n so_o it_o be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o prophet_n teach_v in_o justice_n judgement_n and_o truth_n the_o content_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o seditious_a liberty_n of_o the_o new_a doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v the_o principal_a mean_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 1._o chap._n 2._o that_o the_o covenanter_n be_v destitute_a of_o all_o proof_n for_o their_o war_n make_v against_o the_o king_n p._n 12._o chap._n 3._o express_a text_n of_o scripture_n which_o command_v obedience_n and_o forbid_v resistance_n to_o soverign_n p._n 23._o chap._n 4._o the_o evasion_n of_o the_o covenanter_n upon_o the_o text_n of_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 13._o and_o how_o in_o time_n they_o refuse_v the_o judgement_n of_o scripture_n p._n 28._o chap._n 5._o what_o constitution_n of_o state_n the_o covenanter_n forge_n and_o how_o they_o refuse_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 40._o chap._n 6._o what_o example_n in_o the_o history_n of_o england_n the_o covenanter_n make_v use_n of_o to_o authorise_v their_o action_n p._n 46._o chap._n 7._o declare_v wherein_o the_o legislative_a power_n of_o parliament_n consist_v p._n 50._o chap._n 8._o how_o the_o covenanter_n will_v be_v judge_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n p._n 63._o chap._n 9_o that_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o best_a part_n of_o the_o parliament_n retire_v to_o the_o king_n be_v drive_v away_o by_o the_o worse_a p._n 65._o chap._n 10._o a_o parallel_n of_o the_o covenant_n with_o the_o holy_a league_n of_o france_n under_o henry_n the_o three_o pag._n 71._o chap._n 11._o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o english_a covenanter_n parallel_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o jesuit_n p._n 72._o chap._n 12._o how_o the_o covenanter_n wrong_v the_o reform_a church_n in_o invite_v they_o to_o join_v with_o they_o with_o a_o answer_n for_o the_o church_n of_o france_n p._n 81._o chap._n 13._o the_o precede_a answer_n confirm_v by_o divine_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n with_o a_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n of_o the_o covenanter_n upon_o this_o subject_a p._n 101._o chap._n 14._o how_o the_o covenanter_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o invite_v the_o reform_a church_n to_o their_o alliance_n since_o they_o differ_v from_o they_o in_o many_o thing_n 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